One Of WW2's Most Underappreciated Planes | Martin 167 Maryland

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  @RexsHangar · 1 year ago · pinned

  Q&A / Request Section - Ask your questions, or post suggestions, here :)

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  @RB-tz8kj · 1 year ago (edited)

  The Warburton story is very interesting and sad. I am from Malta where he obtained his fame for reconnaissance. He was the most decorated reconnaissance pilot in the RAF, and as said here, an ace.<br>He had a girlfriend here, an English woman by the name of Cristina Ratcliffe, a dancer, who got trapped in Malta when the war broke out. <br>Warburton went missing over Germany in 1944, and was never found. Cristina, never left Malta, died here, waiting for him in the late 1980&apos;s.<br>In 2002, a P38 wreck was found. It was Warburton&apos; s plane, with parts of his &nbsp;body still in it.

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  @alanheaven2589 · 1 year ago

  My father served with RAF mobile radar units in the middle east during the war. Near Haifa, Palestine, he had the unique experience of being bombed by French (Vichy) airmen in American bombers (Marylands) but being protected by German (Jewish refugees) anti-aircraft gunners.

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  @bessarion1771 · 1 year ago (edited)

  Maryland was LOVED by the British pilots, because it was so much faster than Blenheims they were using for reconnaissance. I read a book written by a Polish observer/navigator flying in a Photo Reconnaissance Unit describing a feeling of invincibility when flying Marylands due to their superior speed. The only problem was cramped crew positions (in the navigator/bombardiers&apos; words &quot;if one got tired of sitting, the only other option was kneeling&quot;), which was an issue on a 9 hrs+ flights, and a complete isolation between crew members. Also, the cramped quarters caused some injuries to the crew member, most common in the hot African climate, where the crew wore shorts and short sleeves. For instant, the navigators table had sharp edges, which tended to cut the navigator&apos;s knees...

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  @WilmaFlintstein · 1 year ago

  My grandfather was a shift supervisor at the factory that built the Martin 167 Maryland! &nbsp;He participated in a ferry run that transported the planes from Maryland to Africa.

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  @jimroberts3009 · 1 year ago (edited)

  Nice to see a proto pre-Havoc Havoc and a proto pre-Mitchell Mitchell among the competition.

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  @ronjones1077 · 1 year ago

  Can’t believe there are still several aircraft that I’ve never heard of in my 75 years. Wonderful presentations !

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  @neiloflongbeck5705 · 1 year ago (edited)

  Fun fact, legend has it that the French at this time liked a throttle that operated in the opposite direction to those used by the Americans and British

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  @bryanparkhurst17 · 1 year ago

  Great video Rex. My grandmother was actually one of those teething problems for the Glen L. Martin company. She and my aunt were one of the right out of high school employees that the Martin company hired. One story that she told was of the training process where they were learning how to weld aluminum sheets. She said they would take their time, make the best bead possible and stand back and be proud of their work and as soon as the torches were cut the 2 metal sheets would fall apart from each other. The factory where these airplanes were constructed is still there but unfortunately it is in a state of disrepair. I can&apos;t wait to see the episode that you do on the Baltimore whore.

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  @majorbloodnok6659 · 1 year ago

  There were pictures of a surviving fuselage of a Martin 167 in north Africa, that appeared in magazines c2015. &nbsp;It was believed to be an ex-french aircraft used as a VIP transport. &nbsp;I don&apos;t know what became of it.

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  @tobyrobson2939 · 1 year ago

  Brilliant. Back once again, doing what you do best. NEVER apologise for long videos if the subject matter justifies it - as this unappreciated beauty definitely does. &nbsp;(If we want short, misleading and frequently inaccurate vids, we can go watch Dark Skies ;) )

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  @44444uin · 1 year ago

  Less than 100 years ago, &quot;a bunch of untrained teenagers building military aircrafts...&quot;

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